Samuel Aboagye’s Family Calls Out Abigail Salami, Brother Details Why Their Relative Married Her

Samuel Aboagye’s Family Calls Out Abigail Salami, Brother Details Why Their Relative Married Her

  • The family of the late Samuel Aboagye has now gone public about the union of their deceased relative and Abigail Salami
  • A brother of Samuel, in an interview with Oyerepa FM, indicated that Samuel Aboagye got married when he found out Abigail Salami was pregnant
  • Samuel Aboagye was one of the eight individuals who died in the August 6 helicopter crash near Obuasi

Dwamena Kwabena Oyikwan II, the brother of the late Samuel Aboagye, has dropped a bombshell in the wake of the decision by the family of the NDC stalwart to seek court redress over a paternity test.

On the Facebook page of Oyerepa FM on Wednesday, November 12, the elder brother, in an explosive interview, alleged that Samuel Aboagye only proceeded with his marriage to Abigail Salami because she was pregnant.

Samuel Aboagye, Samuel Aboagye brother, Samuel Aboagye wife, Samuel Aboagye daughter, Abigail Salami, Samuel Aboagye DNA
Samuel Aboagye's brother explains why his family is requesting that his widow, Abigail Salami, provide his daughter for a DNA test. Image credit: @abigailsalami7, @obuasitv9040/Youtube
Source: TikTok

He also alleged that the marriage between Samuel Aboagye and Abigail was not as rosy as it has been made to seem.

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"He suspected the child might not be his because it was based on the pregnancy that they got married. He even informed his mother about his suspicions."

This brouhaha has arisen in the wake of the insistence of Samuel Aboagye's family to conduct a paternity test on the child their loved one had with Abigail Salami.

Samuel Aboagye, Samuel Aboagye brother, Samuel Aboagye wife, Samuel Aboagye daughter, Abigail Salami, Samuel Aboagye DNA
Samuel Aboagye's brother explains why his family is requesting that his widow, Abigail Salami, provide his daughter for a DNA test. Image credit: @abigailsalami7, @obuasitv9040/Youtube
Source: TikTok

On November 11, 2025, Samuel Aboagye's family appeared at the Obuasi District Court over his widow’s failure to provide their child for a DNA test.

Vincent Assafuah reacts to court DNA case

The Member of Parliament (MP) for the Old Tafo constituency, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, has also got tongues wagging in the wake of his reaction to the case between the family of Samuel Aboagye and Abigail Slamini.

In a Facebook post on Tuesday, November 12, 2025, the NPP MP claimed to have received calls and messages regarding the issue and joked that he was not the only legislative member from the Ashanti Region.

"Why are people calling and texting me like I’m the only Kumasi MP in Ghana? Please oo, I’m just here eating my waakye in peace. I don’t even own a cotton swab!" his post read.

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Samuel Aboagye's mother mourns

The mother of Samuel Aboagye is having difficulty coping with the absence of her son.

A now-viral video showed the mother of the late former Obuasi East NDC parliamentary candidate crying over her son's passing.

Efforts aimed at getting her to stop crying were unsuccessful.

The video of the interview is here:

Samuel Aboagye's brother clears the air on DNA request

Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that Dwamena Kwabena Oyikwan II, the brother of Samuel Aboagye, opened up about the court case between the family and his wife, Abigail Salami.

Shedding light on some events in an interview, he mentioned that the family is poised to have a paternity test done on his late brother's daughter.

He indicated that the late NDC bigwig had been suspicious about the child's paternity before he passed away.

Source: YEN.com.gh

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Philip Boateng Kessie (Head of Human Interest Desk) Philip Boateng Kessie started writing for YEN.com.gh in 2022 and is the Head of the Human Interest desk. He has over six years of experience in journalism and graduated from the University of Cape Coast in 2018 with a bachelor's degree in Communication Studies. Philip previously served as a reporter for Graphic Communications Group Limited (GCGL) and as a content writer for Scooper News. He has a certificate in Google News Initiative News Lab courses in Advanced Digital Reporting and Fighting Misinformation. Email: philip.kessie@yen.com.gh.